English First Division 1946/1947
Historical league standings at 12th October 1946
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Blackpool | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 1.47 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 2.27 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 1.77 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 1.47 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 1.47 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 0.84 |
| 13 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 0.74 |
| 14 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0.47 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0.53 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0.36 |
